Get FTP Directory Listing Information

C++ example showing how to get information about files and subdirectories in the current remote FTP directory.

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#include <CkFtp2.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    CkFtp2 ftp;

    bool success;

    //  Any string unlocks the component for the 1st 30-days.
    success = ftp.UnlockComponent("Anything for 30-day trial");
    if (success != true) {
        printf("%s\n",ftp.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    ftp.put_Hostname("www.example-code.com");
    ftp.put_Username("****");
    ftp.put_Password("****");

    //  Connect and login to the FTP server.
    success = ftp.Connect();
    if (success != true) {
        printf("%s\n",ftp.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    //  The ListPattern property is our directory listing filter.
    //  The default value is "*", which includes everything.
    printf("%s\n",ftp.listPattern());

    //  To get file and sub-directory information, simply
    //  loop from 0 to ftp.NumFilesAndDirs - 1
    int i;
    int n;
    n = ftp.get_NumFilesAndDirs();
    if (n < 0) {
        printf("%s\n",ftp.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    if (n > 0) {
        for (i = 0; i <= n - 1; i++) {

            //  Display the filename
            printf("%s\n",ftp.getFilename(i));

            //  Display the file size (in bytes)
            printf("%d\n",ftp.GetSize(i));

            //  Is this a sub-directory?
            if (ftp.GetIsDirectory(i) == true) {
                printf(".. this is a sub-directory\n");
            }

            printf("--\n");
        }

    }

    printf("-----------------------------------\n");

    //  Changing the ListPattern automatically changes the value
    //  of the NumFilesAndDirs property.  Only files and directories
    //  matching the ListPattern are returned.
    ftp.put_ListPattern("*.asp");
    n = ftp.get_NumFilesAndDirs();
    if (n < 0) {
        printf("%s\n",ftp.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    if (n > 0) {
        for (i = 0; i <= n - 1; i++) {

            //  Display the filename
            printf("%s\n",ftp.getFilename(i));

            //  Display the file size (in bytes)
            printf("%d\n",ftp.GetSize(i));

            printf("--\n");
        }

    }

    ftp.Disconnect();
    }